Monthly Archives: October 2016

I’m not sure of the proper way to do this, but I saw something in the Dilbert comic strips for yesterday and today that fit in with my message. Please read the Dilbert comic strips for yesterday and today. And remember this coming Monday is Halloween. All I can ask it for you to please take the time needed so you and the zombies, princess and (scariest of all) little politicians will …

Years ago, I borrowed a car for a few days. As the owner gave me his keys, he told me that the horn didn’t work. That wasn’t a problem for 99.99% of the time. However, as I was zooming down the freeway, I was in the blind spot of a semi-truck. When the truck driver started to change lanes – into my lane – I started to panic. Luckily, he saw me in his mirror before I became a statistic.

What if he hadn’t looked soon enough? Maybe I’d have been forced off the road, or maybe I would have had been in an accident. If my horn had worked, I could have warned him that I was there. Nonetheless, I’m thankful that he checked his mirrors as he started changing lanes. Still, if my horn had worked, it would have been an extra tool to help both of us…

This morning, as I took my son to school, I saw a light bobbing along the side of the road. As I approached, I could see a pedestrian, a woman, walking along while holding a flashlight. In the case of this pedestrian, the safe things I saw were that she was on the sidewalk and carrying the flashlight. However, if she’d been wearing light-colored clothing and something reflective, it would have helped her to …